Grand Prix of Grand Beach - 4 -hour Mountain Bike Event

Back by popular demand!

Presented by Dark Red Racing and Bikes And Beyond

Chip Timing and Live Results via Zone4!

Thanks to all who came out!! We are super grateful for all of you!! Hope no one had any serious heat stroke as it was a warm one! You are all amazing.

We saw some great Star Wars costumes, Custom T-shirts, creative team names, Fast Laps, and lots of camaraderie and good sportspersonship! Thanks for being respectful and keeping everyone safe!

Big thanks to our Title Sponsor Bikes and Beyond for the awesome prizing, help, and community spirit!!

Thanks to all our volunteers including: Vanessa Peters, Olli and Melissa Hyytainen, Graham Wiebe, Brett Zagozewski, Jason Howden, Greg McNeil, Kaiden Peters, Anna Schappert, Brad Enns, Graham Madden, Luke Enns and Family, Mike and Tammy Giesbrecht and family, Chris Duester, and Derek Eidse.

Thanks to the Manitoba Cycling Association for their sanction and oversight, and the awesome officials for this event. Kevin Hartle, Duane Zorniak, Shanna Chan.

Thanks to Don Rose and Shanna Chan for providing and operating the timing system through Zone4.

Thanks also to Richard Asselin and our fantastic team of Medics from Canadian Ski Patrol. All in all, we’re very happy with the day, and look forward to providing a great experience next year!

About the Grand Prix of Grand Beach: The GP of Grand Beach is essentially a kickoff party for MTB in Manitoba! Come enjoy the smooth and flowy single track of Grand Beach on a carefully curated course, rideable for beginners and experienced riders. Ride the event Solo or with friends! Re-connect with friends and lovers of Mountain Biking and celebrate the return to summer riding after a long, cold winter!

May the Fourth be With You! - On this special day, we will present a special prize to any participant donning the best Star Wars related costume!

Kids Event -  Choice of 1 to 3 laps on a beautiful and shortened course.  (+/- 10-15 min lap) - recommended for kids 6-12 years old (age as of December 31, 2025 - also known as U13). *Experience riders between the ages of 10 to 13 will be allowed to register for the Main Event or Solo Event discretion advised.

The Grand Prix Team Relay is our Main Event! Take turns riding as many laps as you desire on a team of 2-4 riders. Each team member must ride at least one lap of the course for their team to qualify for prizing.  There will be a Prize for the team that rides the most laps within the 4-hour time limit.  Teams can consist of all male, mixed (all gender/any gender/no gender), or all female participants.  Mixed teams will receive a bonus lap towards their total lap count, while all-female teams will receive 2 bonus laps towards their team’s final lap count!  Please specify your team members on the registration page, as well as a team name! As this years event occurs on May 4th, consider a Star Wars themed team name!

The Grand Prix 4 Hour (Han) Solo Event - Ride as many laps of our beautiful course as you can or desire with no-one else to worry about!  Categories are male and female solo.  (Transgender, Gender Fluid, and Non-Binary participants may choose whichever of the two categories makes them most comfortable).

*All events at GP of Grand Beach have gender neutral starts.  Please self-seed at staging based on your perceived ability level for your event of choice.  Allow faster riders to the front.

The Grand Prix Prizing - we will have plenty of bike-related draw prized as well as a Grand Prize presented by our friends at Bikes and Beyond! There will be a special prize for the best Star Wars related costume on Race Day!  May the Fourth Be With You!

Registration Opening March 28 via Zone4!!

Amazing Prizing from Bikes & Beyond including a Grand Draw Prize draw!!

Check out some amazing Bikes, Accessories, and Fantastic Service Team

Event Photos courtesy of Gregory McNeill